
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (23 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 12AM is: 0.1m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 7 | N 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | N 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 25 | 42 | 57 | 146 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:39PM1.60m | 1:55AM1.65m | 2:31PM1.57m | 2:41AM1.60m | 3:24PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34PM0.38m | 8:06AM0.31m | 8:29PM0.44m | 8:57AM0.36m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 25 | 42 | 57 | 86 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | E 7 | E 5 | N 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | E 6 | N 8 | — | — | E 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | — | — | — | E 12 | NE 7 | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 2 | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 6 |
— | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 18 | 53 | 146 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 186 | 188 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 187 | 120 | 149 | 196 | 196 | 187 | 186 | 199 | 196 | 188 | 188 |
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